CILIARY MOTION
\sˈɪli͡əɹɪ mˈə͡ʊʃən], \sˈɪliəɹɪ mˈəʊʃən], \s_ˈɪ_l_iə_ɹ_ɪ m_ˈəʊ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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[L.] (Zool.) A rapid, vibratile motion of a multitude of minute hair-like processes of the epithelium, even when detached, in all animals, except the Arffculata. Its mechanism and source unknown; independent both of the vascular and the nervous systems.
By Henry Percy Smith
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